Collapsible bed



Beds; and

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ROBERT E. BAKER, 01E' HQPEWELL, VIRGINIA.

COLLAPSIBLE BED. Y

Specification o Letters atent.

Patented Nev. o, 1920.

Application led October 28, 1916. Serial No. 128,318.

T all 'who-m it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, Roemer E. BAKER, a citizen of the United States,resident of Hopewell, in the county of Prince George and State ofTVirginia, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Collapsible Ideclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a detail plan view of the bed, unfolded for use showing theparts as partially folded, in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a detail side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the bed folded, parts being broken away.

Fig. t is a detail side view of the bed, made into seat form.

Fig. 5 is a detail cross-sectional view of one of the mattress sections.

The invention has relation to an improved collapsible bed, and itconsists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, ashereinafter set forth.

ln the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, the numeral 12designates the bed, composed of a transverse head piece 13 including ahorizontally extending rigid frame, preferably of box form, adapted tocontain the bedding, 14, said frame consisting of three extensible bars15, each composed of two sections 15, hinged together vertically attheir inner ends at 16, the head sections 15 being vertically hinged tothe head box 13 at 17, and the foot sections being hinged at 18 to thetransverse foot piece 19.

llhe sections of each frame bar are each about one-half the length ofthe head box, the head sections folding inwardly toward this box and thefoot sections folding inwardly toward the head sections, and in orderthat there shall be provision for folding the middle frame bar withoutinterference with the side frame bars, this middle frame bar is arrangedand the sections thereof fold together below the side frame bars. Theside frame bars are usually of fiat or strap metal, provided with lowerinturned flanges 25, to support the mattress sections hereinafterreferred to, said flanges being located upon a level with the topsurface of and a foldable frame the head box 13, whereby theitop surfaceof said box is enabled to be used as a part of the bed bottom or supportfor'the mat-4 tress sections. To provide for this, the sections of theside frame bars fold together above the head box. T he side frame barsfold toward the head box and toward each other,

and the middle frame bar is foldable either to one side or the otherwithout interference with the lateral frame bars.

rind inasmuch as each frame bar is made up of two sections, foldabletogether toward the head box, very little room is talren up by saidframe bars, and yet these bars are of strong character, the strain ofthe weight of the bed being well. borne by the vertical hinges of theseframe bar sections. ln order to brace the sections at the meeting endsthereof, a middle leg 20 is provided for each frame bar, saidleg'forming the pivot of the hinge and taking up very little room. Eachof the four main legs 21 of the bed is preferably extended upwardly toform head and foot posts 22, over which a mosquito canopy may be spreadand supported, said posts being hinged to the head and foot legs at 23,the hinges being at different levels, so that these posts may becompactly folded down into horizontal position, one over the other.

The four mattress sections 2li are arranged one above the other in thespace between the head box of the bed and the overlying shelf 10 of thebase section 6, and when the bed is unfolded rest upon lower flanges ofthe side frame bars.

l claim:

1. A collapsible bed, having upright head and foot members one of whichincludes a rigid horizontal frame, lateral connecting bars and anintermediate connecting bar for said members composed each of twosections hinged together and to the members and foldable horizontally ofsaid horizontal frame, the sections of the connecting bars being inequal to one half the length of the respec tive members, said lateralbars being foldable inwardly toward each other and said `intermediatebar being located below and foldable in the same direction and under oneof the lateral bars, said horizontal frame and said connecting barsconstituting a bed bottom, .and said head and foot members havingrespectively upright extensions pivoted thereto and foldable tohorizontal posiagainst the inner edge Y length each about bed bottom7said head and 1foot members having respectively upright extensionspivoted thereto and folda'ble to horizontal posi- -I tion overlying andsupported upon said horizontal frame.

In testimony whereof I aifiX my signature, in Vpresence of twoWitnesses. l

ROBERT E. BAKER.

Witnesses y HARRY A. CLARKE, CHARLES C. WATT.

